§ 3101 Department of Education
§ 3102 Guam Education Board
§ 3102.1 Duties of the Guam Education Board
§ 3102.2 Meetings of the Board
§ 3102.3 Composition and Terms of Office for Board Members
§ 3102.4 Officers of the Board
§ 3102.5 Removal of Board Members
§ 3102.6 Stipend for Board Members
§ 3102.7 Board Member Vacancies
§ 3103 Superintendent of Education
§ 3103.1 Termination of Superintendent
§ 3105 Collection of Data and Production of School Performance\r\nReports by Superintendent; Criteria for Grading Schools
§ 3108 Attorney for the Board
§ 3109 Attorney for the Department of Education
§ 3110 Special Assistant Attorney General
§ 3112.1 Same: Policy Against Bullying
§ 3112.2 Safe Schools Program: School Crime Stoppers
§ 3121 Budget
§ 3122 Collective Bargaining Agreement
§ 3125 Chief Financial Officer
§ 3126 Adequate Public Educational System Objectives
§ 3127 Definitions
§ 3128 Eligibility for CATS Employee Status
§ 3129 Employment of CATS Employees
§ 3130 Superintendent to Maintain Roster
§ 3131 Employment of Certified Applicants
§ 3132 Central Office Budgeting
§ 3201 Island-wide Board of Governing Students
§ 3202 Same: Meetings of the Student Board
§ 3203 Same: Acts of the Student Board
§ 3204 Released Time; Meditation Period
§ 3205 United States and Guam Flags: Duty of the District Boards
§ 3206 Same: Pledge of Allegiance to Flag
§ 3207 Local Wellness Policy
§ 3208 Enrichment and Compensatory Programs
§ 3209 Volunteers in Education
§ 3210 Student Fund-Raising Activities
§ 3211 Career Program Counseling
§ 3212 Gifted Students
§ 3213 Same: Assessment of Students
§ 3214 Same: Assessment of Program
§ 3215 Same: In-service Training of Teachers
§ 3215.1 Garnishment of Income Tax Refunds in the Event of a\r\nDefault on Payment of Tuition and Fees
§ 3216 Teacher Personal Leave
§ 3217 Department of Education\’s District Action Plan
§ 3218 School Lunch/SAE/Child Nutritional Meal Reimbursement\r\nFund
§ 3219 Onra I Manfåyi
§ 3219.1 Honorary High School Diplomas for Certain Senior\r\nCitizens
§ 3220 Construction with Other Laws
§ 3221 Responsibility of Accountable Officers
§ 3222 Career Information Delivery System
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